Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-22
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Provt,ion,.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, july 1O.-FlOur uriat and
unchanged. Wheat-MaTkct firm advanced
early out soon became weak and closed 100:
below yesterday No > red Carh sc: July
I re; August y GI2i.C closing at y C.
uer i''- ~ tI.-c, closing at i7.:C Corn lower;
western rains caussd decline OF "a C.; cash
IS G54c; August 80 Z. Cj5 C, closing at 3554C;
september 81 as c, closing at 35c: October
g. G}G (. closing al So C. Oats steady. caslI
II q AGO; July 4 4; August . e September
/ u &C. Cornmeal steady at 5! 40. Whisky,
steady at 81 c. Provisions quiet. Pork If
regular new. SO 20. Lsru, ST 40 DIV salt
meat. bONet shoulders. - 80; long clears
- So clear ribs - 20; short clears $ $50
80 Bacon. boxed shoulders s. -; long clears
: 90; clear ribs g 9O shOr. clears 81 2Jla9 go
Hams, steady at SIl CpGl4 %.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Flour generally firm
[ Nheat-SpOt lots 3. a 20 higher Closing with
less strength; export trading very moderate;
options opened firm and advanced Z, u C but
subsequently became depressed and declined
q u closing steady NJ near bottom speCula-
ton quite moderate; spot No. }, red. s2GS3is SC
elevator: - GS+C rail delivered; ~ free on
board; July s&ds2sc- closing Sc august - 10
closing - e. Cofn-Spot lots 'sG}ic and op-
lions ca lower, closing steady; spot No
SOC elevator; 10 q 46c delivered. July nominal
10 &C; August % l-l6G46+ c closing IS &c; Sep
TENDER A. G4It4c, closing at - C.. Coffee
spot fair RIO firm ut 20iiC; options lower and
fairly active sales lO4 .25U bags; August Si6 coo
is -; eptembcr SIS s5Gl9 10; October $40 GOO
IS 90; November Sl9 -0G - o. february $40 80
q 10 %. Mach SIS sU6i9 -; April $40 ZpGl9 so;
May Sl9 jjO 10 %. sugar firm ana In moderats
demcnd; Trinidad 3 SIC; refined tim; yellow
& o4'aC; standard &c, granulaLed 5gt-
Mulasses nominal. Rice quiet Hnd steady, Pork
quiet ant uncha. ged; sales, ~ barrels mess.
Cut meats stea1y. Lard 20 points lower and
moderate active; western steam s. - - u-
gust So g5dG O..
CHICAGO, Ill. July 2O.-Destruction of about
one million bushels of wheat by fire ST Mime
ap0lis. and drOUth news had hrmiEg influence
on wheat market at opening August started
higher at &c uuCtuai ions OF first hour sent
II down to lu5s lie, ana up TO u d. The latter
hEure Drought ont such liberal offerings that IL
took but short time to bring about q reaction
to 1o'.c. sun later it drmed up again to lie,
pr orally on private dispatches re
porting damage by cninch bugs in the
southern part OF the state At noon
August stood steady at Ike, subject
10 t7lr amount of local trade of scalping char
acter- Close was low at 1OtsC- Corn was de-
ciGedly centre of attraction at opening of
board of trade to-day. Crowd all Ut once
woke up TO the fact that there was altogether
too much company on the long side of corp-
That drought had not yet assumed unusually
dangerous aspect, Nearly everybody began
selling and az nearly everybody was long pit
was soon seeming mass OF very excited brokers
few bears in com saw their advantage and
helped 10 fan excitement into tierPer lame.
August corn which opened lower at 3,slc. sold
down to 3IiiC before excitement was
steadied. additional drought news
came in about time August got
set in which took It back to Ssc At this figure
the market became quite steady and firm. In
the afternoon reports were circulated showing
that the growing crop in this state Is not so Sc
riously injured was supposed andOngs be
gan to sell freely, causing August to sell Oft to
- sc, from which figure II reacted to 3Is5c and
closed at 31+sc Provisions were quite active
and the market was considerably unsettled,
prices being Irregular and weaker on all lead
ing articles. Large receipts of hogs and lower
prices in the hog market together with i'm
proved prospects Tor corn crop, aad a weak
cning influence on provisions and "lOngs"
were disposed to realize. Demand was quite
active mainly from shorts. Lard was easier;
August opened at IS 6Ilz, and sold down to
50 20, the closing 1gUre. hort ribs were weak;
Au-ust opened at s. 80, sold down to . ia and
closed at 81 ~. Leading futures closed as
follows: Wheat, July 63%c; August I0%d5
l0's September 72% a PIC: October ne
'Orn. July 81 &c; August IS &c; September
80 e; October 3s5IC. Mess pOrk, year, Sll so.
Lard July So 5Il1; August So 90; September
So 10, october s. 50 Short ribs, per 100 pounds.
July = so; August - so; sep embeT 81 80; OCtO-
Der s. 10. Cash quotations were. Flour was
In better demand, but prices are with
lut notable change; No. spring wheat zoe;
NO red I3itC; No. corn 2lG3Ti4C. Mess
ribs sides, loose, s. 50; dry sailed shoulders,
IONed, - 9OaG 90; short clear sides, boxed,
5 2jGS so.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July 2O,-FIour-steady
extra fancy 81 I5G4 20; Minnesota and winter
wheat patent 81 1904 20. COrn-Flrmer;
mixed &c; white soc. Oats--steady
It 3 30a2 81. Hay"Qaiet: pine SIC coo
Il 90; choice SIS OO9l9 90. Hog Products-Un-
settled but general Y lower Pork Sl5 70.
Lard 81 624. Bulk Meats-ShOulders s. 50. Long
Lear and clear rib IS I2s4, BaCon-Shoulders
Is 80; long clear 80 I2}I clear ribs s. 20; hams
2ai2 &C. Whisky quiet ct Il O5Ci 81 Coffee
Iuiet but firm, 4GIC Cotton seed products
Iuiet but steady; prime crude oil 29d30c: sum
ner yellow jTdjSC; cake and meal so OOG2O &c. 4
sugar quiet Uut firm; open kettle good fr-.lI
,5sC; centrifugal of white &c. nrtmP Y low
.lasided &c; seconds 5s5l{ l. MoIassel quiet but
irm: Centrifugals steady; strictly PRIME to
anCy 2sa33c; fair to good primo 22G 2jCii ex-
.hange, New York 81 so premium.